U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to campaign finance violations and other charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election at the direction of a candidate for federal office.

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Michael Cohen pleads guilty on 8 counts. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty to eight criminal counts that included tax evasion and campaign finance violations. In a plea deal, he said that "in coordination and at the direction of a candidate for federal office" he kept information that would have been harmful to the candidate and the campaign from becoming public. >>

Michael Cohen to pay "very serious price," deputy U.S. attorney says. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to eight counts, including two campaign finance violations related to attempts to pay money to silence women he believed could be detrimental to a campaign in order to influence the 2016 election. Watch Deputy U.S. Attorney Robert Khuzami's remarks here. >>

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UPDATE 15-Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen, in guilty plea, says made payments at candidate's direction. U.S. President Donald Trump's
former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty in New
York on Tuesday to campaign finance violations and other
charges, saying he made payments to influence the 2016 election
at the direction of a candidate for federal office. >>